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trooping

verb

present participle of troop

as in marching

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In the House, Democrats were marching toward control after defeating six Republicans in key battleground races.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
If John Lewis were marching today from Selma to Montgomery, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026

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Nina nodded and looked across the restaurant to watch two tall women, flight attendants, striding resolutely through the concourse, their legs in perfect rhythm.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Rossi is deeply inspired by Umberto Boccioni’s Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, the Futurist sculpture of a figure striding forward, its body fragmented into aerodynamic forms that suggest speed and movement.

— Alison S. Cohn, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026

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That was the Senators finally taking advantage of the Devils parading to the penalty box after failing to score on Mantha's 5-minute major earlier.

— CBS New York Team, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
That is because Lula, Brazil’s current president and campaigning candidate, had been parading the centre of Rio just a few hundred meters away from the port.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of parading

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Sent from pillar to post – to the bank’s Accounts, Payments and Claims treading dark puddled basement corridors and joining seemingly interminable lines.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
Videos also show survivors jumping from a rocky island and swimming to Coast Guard rescue swimmers treading rough seas.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of treading

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Wicker‘s running cume by end of Sunday will be pacing -13% behind Conclave‘s through ten days.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2026
Chassis modifications were likely made to ensure the car could safely be driven at the consistent high speeds needed for pacing the CART field.

— Stephen Edelstein, The Drive, 1 Nov. 2026

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